Believe it or not, parents are finding inspiration on TikTok — and it’s not just trends like viral dance challenges and recipe hacks. While this type of content is fun and entertaining, there are quite a few of us treating TikTok as our primary news source, favorite cooking channel, and even go-to platform for parenting trends, advice, and relatable parenting moments.
If you’ve considered picking up your phone to try your hand at going viral and you know a thing or two about kids,, these parenting trends on TikTok might be worth trying.
Gentle parenting tips from TikTok moms
Millennial parenting trends to jump on right now
Before the Superbowl Halftime show in January, millennials were posting videos that had them harkening back to their younger days, listening to Snoop, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Mary J. Blige. It seems everyone over 30 was in on this TikTok trend. Consider posting your own relatable millennial TikTok parenting trend to help you engage with your audience and gain new followers.
Ayumi Lashley (@ayumi_lashley) shares fun mom life videos on her platform, like this one showing what she does when she gets a moment or two to herself.
@ayumi.lashley He was in the bathroom for 45 minutes so it’s my turn #momlife #dancebattle #SmoothLikeNitroPepsi #millennialmom ♬ original sound – mini
And let’s not forget millennial dads like Brandon Rainwater (@brandon_rainwater), sharing relatable parent content like the benefits of wearing comfortable dad sneakers.
@brandon_rainwaterComfort over style when you wear these
Of course, not everything needs to be on TikTok. If you’re going to share parenting life on social media, it’s important to be conscious of not shaming your child. These posts seem to run rampant on the platform, we’ve all seen them and we have all cringed over a mom laughing at a child who’s scared or having a difficult moment. Respect goes both ways — that’s something many of us learned but often don’t put into practice with our own children.
